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- From: werts@aardvark.cecs.csulb.edu (Michael Werts)
- Subject: Quote syntax
- Message-ID: <Bxvq8r.E38@beach.csulb.edu>
- Sender: news@beach.csulb.edu (News Administration/Rumor Bureau)
- Organization: Cal State Long Beach
- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 21:26:50 GMT
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- In the design of Lisp was there a profound reason for using
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- (QUOTE (+ 1 1)) or '(+ 1 1)
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- to inhibit evaluation instead of something like
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- [+ 1 1] ?
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- MICHAEL WERTS -- werts@csulb.edu
- Computer Engineering Computer Science
- California State University Long Beach
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